Official 2018 Cambridge Postgraduate Offer Holders

Ok cool thanks for the advice, I think I had read that too somewhere so I guess I am still under consideration by my first choice. Was just wondering if there is a maximum time limit they are allowed to hold the application for? The college is the last condition I have left before my offer is confirmed so just eager to get moving!

No, none. Out of courtesy to your contemporaries, decline as soon as you can though, because it alters the acceptance stats and they might make another offer or two.

Don’t know if there is a max time but mine was with my first choice for 5 weeks.

Did they accept you after that time?

No, rejected me! But then my second choice accepted me after 2 days

To those with a conditional offer who sent their transcripts on the applicant portal: will they quibble much with a non-signed or stamped transcript? Did anyone have his transcript declined for any reason? I am trying to avoid wasting time.

yes they will quibble, they need a properly confirmed, stamped transcript. They decline screenshots, photocopies, things on non-headed paper etc.

What do you mean by photocopies? That’s the best thing I can get! «*Non-headed*»? Could you please be more specific?
What if it’s a screenshot stamped and signed?

What do you mean by photocopies? That’s the best thing I can get! «*Non-headed*»? Could you please be more specific?
What if it’s a screenshot stamped and signed?

FFS, it's not difficult! They want what they say they want. if you aren't sure, ask them. But it's pretty obvious that a transcript if the ultimate evidence that you have the qualifications that you have claimed in the application, and therefore it's important that they can be assured it is a legitimate document. I certainly had to submit an original, stamped document from my undergrad university, ie get the document posted from my previous Uni to me, and then posted from me on to Cambridge.

My university refused to stamp the transcript so I got them to put it in an envelope and then seal it. I got my department to stamp the seal. So be a bit creative if you have to

I don't think a screenshot would work. I reckon you figure out what other people from your uni who went to Cambridge did. Otherwise, check if your uni is on that online transcript thingy Cambridge uses to get transcripts from other universities. Perhaps you may have luck there. The details are on your offer.

Regardless they ask me to upload something so it’ll have to be the picture of something. Why do they care whether it is a screenshot with a stamp or a scanned page with a stamp as long as it shows my results with the approval of my department?